The Importance of Jesus Christ

Voltaire once stated, "If any man will debate with me, let him first define his terms." That said, let us define terms for this very important topic. Jesus Christ: the only-begotten Son of God Almighty, the second Person of the Judeo-Christian Godhead, crucified and resurrected again the third day, now ascended into Heaven and sitting on the right hand of God the Father. Jesus Christ is also the sacrifice that sufficiently pays the debt for the sins of any who will trust in Him through faith, and walk with Him daily. Now to the point at hand. I have recently had several "friends" so-called, who claim to be Christian, tell me that Jesus Christ is a hindrance to the growth of the political party with which I am affiliated. This same argument is more saddening because I have had many unsaved people (by their own admission many times), tell me that if only Jesus Christ were dropped from the party platform they could help me make the numbers grow exponentially. My response has always been if it comes to a choice between Christ and the party, the party can die. So why should this interest you? First, if you have never accepted Jesus Christ as Lord of your life, then this article is not written to you. But if you have, then it should be most saddening because it shows that "the spirit of anti-Christ" is alive and getting more powerful every day. The Apostle John warned us that this would happen, but it should not happen in the Church. However, the Church is where most of the dissension begins many times. Christians are afraid to name the name of Christ because they are afraid of the problems it may cause them, or the things they may lose if they do mention Christ --- larger numbers, more money, greater prestige, etc. The Church has done more to advance the blasphemous idea that the names Jesus Christ and God the Father are interchangeable than any other factor in the physical world today. I do not know how many readers I reach, nor do I know how many people actually care about this issue. But as for me, any man who does not acknowledge the name of Christ for personal expediency is useless to me, and I will fight every thing he does to remove the name of Jesus from whatever is discussed. God the Father "sware by Himself because He could swear by no other." Also, God the Father gave to Jesus Christ "a name which is above every name, that at the name of Jesus every knee should bow, and every tongue confess that Jesus Christ is Lord." It isn't too much that He demand I or any other Christian acknowledge His Son in our daily lives and affairs.